Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-30
State 11erps.

James Works of Waterford is 100 wears
old today.
Richford has put in a system of cleo.
trio lights.
An onyx finishing establishment is to
be introduced into Rutland.
weekly French newspaper will be
printed at Rutland after January /.
One Davis, veteran at the Soldiers
home in Bennington, died suddenly of
heart disease on Monday night.
ore containing twenty-nine per cent.
OF silver and fifty-nine per cent. of iron
has been found at Cuttingsville.
The order of Patrons of Husbandry
gained over POO members in this State
last year. There are 81 oranges.
superintendent Draper has issued a
complete history of the Brattleboro insane
asylum, covering period of 80 years.
Grand Army men are asking that stems
be taken to secure a complete roster of
the eX-union soldiers living in Vermont.
The custom officers at Newport seized
car OF straw containing 60 cases of liq-
uors. 1t has been contiscated and ship
ped to Burlington.
Mrs. ii. Henry Baxter has made the
proposed Home for aged and INDECENT
women at Rutland an assured fact by
the contribution of 81 900.
Christopher Rice of Rutland was Sc
verely injured Monday while coupling
cars at Bellows Falls. Beside body
bruises, several of his teeth were knock
ed out.
Jedediah Stark, postmaster at South
Halifax, has held that Office continuously
Tor Il years, during which time ne has
been absent but three times when the
mail was opened.
The late John p. Harvard left SO, 900
to endow the diocesan school for girls at
Burlington. The amount has lately been
PAID to Edward l.. Temple of Rutland,
treasurer of the diocese.
DIR. 5. VI. Blake of Bellows Falls, who
mas made astronomy Il special study for
nfty years, has discovered an immense
wall on the face of moon, which he
thinks was built with human hands.
James Lamoder, an employee in the
night gang of the Vermont Marble COM
pany. was very seriously injured Friday
night by the falling of block of marble,
which crushed his right leg and thigh.
Clarence Curley, temporarily employed
as clerk in the Swanton post-office. was
arrested last week for robbing the mails.
lie was taken to st. Adams. pleaded
guilty. and was held in the sum of So
600.
There are three wives of Revolutionary
soldiers in Vermont who draw pensions,
namely: Esther ;. Damon. aged IS years.
Plymouth; Lucy Morse, aged 16 years,
Barnard: Patty Richardson. aged Sc
years. Bethel.
There are sos postollices in this State.
of which y are presidential and only one
of the last number is not occupied by a
Democrat, that at Montpelier, where
George W. Wing is postmaster. His
term will expire July 5, 1883.
A gang of workmen are busy repairing
the bridges along the Central Vermont
railroad. Guards of iron are being placed
along the approaches to the bridges, and
the same done last year might have pre-
vented the Hartford disaster.
1t is thought by some that Col. j. b.
Mead's death was FASTENED by the unfav-
orabe decision of IA will case in which he
was largely interested. This decision
was made at Woodstock less than two
days before his death, at which time he
was in his usual health.
At a meeting of the Rutland railroad
directors last week in Boston, President
Clement and several of the directors
handed in their designations to take
effect in January, when it is expected
that directors in the interest of the Della
ware Il Hudson will be elected.
A singular accident occurred at Waits
field the other day. Rev. o. ID. Clapp,
pastor of the Methodist church, was
attempting to put some loops in har-
ness with the aid of a pair of shears,
when the shears slipped in such way
as to force the point horizontally through
the ball of his right eye, destroying the
sight.
A spruce tree recently fell and struck
an OK, belonging to Charles kidder of
Albany, on the end of his horn, and
drove the horn into the solid wood two
inches. The OK made good time for
home when released, and is none the
worse for his experience. If anybody
doubts this story he can examine the
wood or ask the ox.-[Orleans County
Monitor.
At the meeting of the Republican clubs
in New York city few days ago the
officers for this State were appointed as